Utterly Monkey by Nick LairdI liked the writing and the story was nicely told but I couldn't warm up to the characters properly. Set in the UK and Northern Ireland (I think, can't really remember now).
4.2 chrismiss stars
Animal Farm by George Orwell
I don't know why I haven't read this before. I give it 5 red-hot and sparkling chrismiss stars. It's thought-provoking but adorable first.
5 chrismiss stars yay!
The Sandman Volume 5: A Game of You by Neil GaimanGaiman is amazing, as usual, although I still maintain Smoke and Mirrors as my favorite but then I haven't read all of his works. But I do love the pretty pictures.
5 chrismiss stars
Hot japanese female assassin, born for the purpose of avenging her mother's death by killing her (mother's) sworn enemies. I've been dying to read her story for as long as I can remember. They're always in Japanese when I come across copies in restos and beach resorts here. I don't know why it never occurred to me to check the local bookstores. It just made me want to learn Japanese.
Did I mention that I like pretty pictures accompanying amazing stories? A whopping 5 chrismiss stars.
The Autograph Man by Zadie SmithBig disappointment since I loved White Teeth and On Beauty. Couldn't stand the protagonist, Alex-Li Tandem. Just like I couldn't stand JD Salinger's Holden Caulfield. Smith still writes well and to be fair, I speed-read the thing because I was running out of time, so I give it:
2.7 chrismiss stars
2 comments:
nice pictures with a story. isn't that comics. he he
Hehe. Not necessarily. Pshah!
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